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Western Short Stories
Tom R. Wade

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Western Short Stories Bio. of Tom R. Wade

I am British.

I grew up with American movies, TV and comic books, Loved westerns from a very young age. Over the years I have worked in IT, and various areas of business, and periods as a Freelance Writer.

My professional credits have included

Two western novels published in the UK:

 
 
 
 Both under the Crowood Press Black Horse Western Imprint and using the
 pen name Tom R Wade.

All other credits are under Tom's given name of Trevor Walker.

 In addition to the westerns I have had a Radio Play broadcast on BBC Radio 4. I have also sold to a comedy sketch show called The Right Time broadcast on BBC Radio 4. A stage version of Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend and some other stage work.

I have a movie script currently optioned to an independent film
company in the UK.

I am now Full Time Freelance again and I have no intention of ever putting on the business suit.

Find Tom's books by clicking on the links below.

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Western Short Stories by Tom R. Wade

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Skeeter Johnson will Kill Me

Tom R. Wade

‘Skeeter Johnson will kill me’.

‘I think that very likely’.

‘Doesn’t it bother you that he will kill me?’

Ebenezer Beale puffed gently on his pipe and leaned back in his chair to consider this. Ethan Merryfield sat anxiously waiting for his friend to respond. At last Eb raised his head to look Ethan in the eye.

‘It’s not that it doesn’t bother me. It’s just that I do not see what I can do to help.’

‘Kill him. That would help me enormously. You have killed people before. I have not.’ Read the full story HERE>>

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